Brake shoe and head connection



- Feb. 6, 1923.

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Patented Feb. 6, 1923.

THURMAN C. HUFFMAN, 0F MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA.

BRAKE SHOE AND HEAD CONNECTION.

Application filed October 11, 1921. Serial No. 507,037;

To all whom, it may concern Be it. known that'lnrmnix l-lurrnax, a citizen of the l'nited States. residing at Minot. in the county of Yard and State of- North Dakota, has invented certain new-and useful Improvements in Brake Shoe and Head Connections. of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in a brake shoe construction for connecting the brake shoe to the head Slll')I)0ltlll2,' the same and has for its primary object the provision of a connection of the character stated which will be applicable to the brake shoes and heads on either passenger or freight cars and which. will serve to securely lock together these parts'so that the brake shoe will be securely held to the head and prevented from working loosetherefrom.

The invention has for another object the provision of a connection between the brake shoe and the head as stated and which includes a locking plate with the locking arm secured upon the side of the head. thereby making it impossible for the two parts to work loose.

The invention has for another objectthe provision of a connection between the brake shoe and head as stated. which will be of extremely simple and inexpensive construction as well as highly efficient in. use and which may be readily applied or removed, as desired.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view as will appear the description proceeds the invention consists in the novel construction. combination and arrangement of coo crating elements as hereinafter more specifically set forth, claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings forming a part of the present application and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the brake shoe and head connected by the special connection forming the subject matter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the plane of line 2-.2 of Fig. 1, looking in thedirection indicated by the arrows.

Figure 3 is the longitudinal vertical section at a right angle to Fig. 2 and taken through the brake shoe and a portion of the head with the locking means of the present invention in position. the remainder of the head being broken away.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the locking plate and key forming the subject matter of this invention.

Figure is an end elevation of the device shown in Fig. 4.

Referring more in detail to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 1 indicates the brake shoe and 2 the brake shoe head to which this invention is applicable, both the brake shoe 1 and thebrake shoe head 2 shown in the drawings being of conventionalform. The brake shoe 1 is of arcuate construction and has a central perforated h1g3 on its rear face and located about the center thereof, while the head 2 has a pair of spaced perforated lugs 4 adapted to extend on opposite sides of the lug 3. This head 2 also has a forwardly extended end portion 5 which engages the rear face of the-brake shoe 1, adjacent the ends .thereof, as shown clearly in Fig. 1 of the drawings. This brake shoe head 2 is also of the type carrying the central rearwardly extending side wing 6 for connection with the pivot ear of the angle plate, not shown. The head 3 further has the rearwardly extend ing lug '7 at. its upper end for connection avith the hanger. not shown, or, for suitable adjustable connection with the angle plate to .which the wing 6. is connected. This mounting ofthe head 2 is common in this art and therefore has not been shown in detail in order that the brake shoe 1 and head 2 I may be securely connected and locked together, I have provided the side plate 8 which is of proper construction to engage one. side. of the head 2. as shown in the drawings and to receive in perforated extended portions 9 thereof the supporting pins or bolts 10 passed therethrough and also extending through the side of the head 2, preferably on opposite sides of the Wing 6. Suitable locking members such as cotter pins 11 arepassed through the extended ends of the supporting members 10. after the side plate 8 has been positioned thereon, thereby making it impossible for the plate 8 to work off of thehead 2. The arm or locking key 12 is carried by and preferably formed with arm or locking key 1-2 being turned at a right angle to the plate 8, as shown clearly in Figs. 4 and 5. The key or arm 12 is connected' at itsupper end to the upper end of the plate 8 by the turned connecting neck, as shown clearly in Fig. 4. This arm or looking key 12 is adapted to be extended through the ears 3 and 4 when the plate 8 is in proper position upon'the side of the head 2. as shown in the drawings, thereby securely looking together the shoe 1 and head 2.

\Vhile the shoe and head 1 and 2 respee tively may be changed slightly in construetion, 1' have shown the plate. 8 as being formed for special attachment to one side of the head 2 and shoe 1 so that the main portion of the plate 8 rests flat against the side tare ot the shoe head 52. with a reress 14 provided in the lower forward eorner of the plate 8 and a portion of the reinforcing side flange l5 projecting from this side of the head 2 being eut away so as to permit the plate 8 to engage the side oi the head 2, as stated. It is also to be noted that for this design of head 2. the rear upper eorner portion 5) of the plate 8 extends opposite to the rearw ardly extending side wing (i of the head 2 and above the same. This ])ltl('('5 the plate H on the central portion of the shoe head .2 so as to relieve the plate 8 and the arm or looking key 12 earried thereby of unnecessary strain. The edges of the plate 8 may be rounded or cut away to permit ot' the -nsual mounting and supporting ot' the brake shoe. head 2 and avoid interference with operation thereof when the brake is being applied or released, as will be understood by parties familiar with sueh deviees.

- It is believed that the romplete ('oiistrur tion and operation ol-this invention as well as the applieation and advantages thereof may now be readily understool without turther detailed deseription. it is to be borne in mind that while the preferred embodi- -ment of the invention has been shown and described. minor ehanges in the details of (f()ll.'-il',l'll(2lll()ll and arrangemet of parts may be resorted to within the scope of what is elalmed without departing from the spiritistering ears of said shoe and head when' the plate is in position upon said head. said locking arm being eonneeted with the plate by a turned Htt'lt' portion.

2. A brake shoe and head eonneetion comprising the eombimition with a brake shoe and head having registering perforated lugs, ot a plate remorably seeured upon oneside of said head and a lot-king key positioned at an angle with respert to said' plate and engaged through the registering lugs of said shoeand head, said lot-king key being conneeted with said plate by a turned neck portion.

3. A brake shoe and head ronneetion comprising the rombinatiou with a brake shoe having a perforated lug extended therefrom. a head having perforated lugs extended therefrom and adapted to register with said first mentioned lug, a looking plate adapted to be removably seeured upon one side of said head and having a locking key adapted to. extend throughthe registering lugs of said shoe and head. and means for securely mounting said plate on the side of said head.

4. A brake shoe and head eonneetion comprising a. plate adapted to be secured upon one lure of a brake shoe head and earrying a loeking key extended parallel-to the body from one eorner portion of 

